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Table 2 Positive final pathology margin characteristics

From: Specimen oriented intraoperative margin assessment in oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Characteristics

Patients

T1 Lesions

3/15 (20%)

T2 Lesions

12/15 (80%)

Average Number of Frozen Sections

4.1 (Range 0–7)

Primary Oral Cavity

9/15 (60%)

 Deep Lateral Tongue

3/9 (33%)

 Deep Floor of Mouth

4/9 (44%)

 Periosteal Alveolar Ridge

1/9 (11%)

 Deep Tongue Base

1/9 (11%)

Primary Oropharynx

6/15 (40%)

 Deep Pharynx

3/6 (50%)

 Deep Tongue Base

3/6 (50%)